Marquez courageously earns second-row start, Pedrosa in fourth

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez bravely secured a positive second-row start for tomorrow’s Austrian GP despite suffering a heavy crash at turn 3 in the FP3 session. Marc avoided a clash with teammate Dani Pedrosa in the incident but briefly dislocated his left shoulder. He didn’t complete the session and later was taken to the hospital in the nearby town of Leoben for some precautionary exams. In any case, he had already improved enough on his Friday lap time to gain direct passage to Q2 with the ninth-best lap time, despite missing the “time attack” period that typically happens at the end of FP3.

Marc was given the all-okay at the hospital and returned to action in FP4 to set the fourth-fastest time. He then continued to display amazing determination as he fought for a good grid position in a closely contested session, and his time of 1’23.475, just 0.333s off pole-setter Andrea Iannone, earned him a very good fifth place.

Dani tried hard to make the best of the warmer conditions and effectively improved his pace compared to the opening day, but not by as much as he was hoping and expecting. Dani nevertheless remains focused and determined to work hard with his team to make the best result possible tomorrow and return to strength in this second part of the season.

Marc Marquez

5th1'23.475

“It was a tough day for us as we began the morning session with a crash in FP3 that was completely my mistake. I braked too late and went wide at turn 3, risking a clash with Dani who was in front on the outside line. To avoid him, I crashed and I dislocated my left shoulder. I decided, along with the doctor, to go to the hospital to check that everything was okay. Luckily it was just a scare, and I was able to ride in the afternoon despite being bruised up. In the end, I think fifth place is good. The goal was to be close to the podium spots, and we succeeded in that. Tomorrow we’ll try to get close to the two Yamahas, with the knowledge that the Ducatis have been faster until now, but we’ll give our best as usual.”

Dani Pedrosa

12th1'24.263

“With today’s higher temperatures, we were able to take a step forward from yesterday and I lowered my lap by two seconds, although it was a shame not to get into the 1’23 range. Even if I expected a better result, we’ll try to concentrate, get as much confidence as possible and be positive. We will look for possible solutions for the race; our intention is to go out and give everything we have and get references that help us to move forward. We want to improve this dynamic as soon as possible; the rider is the one who can contribute the most, so I want to do as well as possible.”

MotoGP 2016Saturday, August 13th 2016

Qualifying
Round 10
Motorrad Grand Prix von ÖsterreichAustria

Results Session

Sunny

Humidity

46%

Track Temp

40°C

Air Temp

27°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'23.142

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Yamaha

1'23.289

3

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'23.298

4

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'23.361

5

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'23.475

6

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'23.584

7

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

Honda

1'23.597

8

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'23.777

9

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'23.813

10

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'23.822

11

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'24.218

12

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'24.263

13

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'24.123

14

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'24.126

15

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'24.265

16

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'24.472

17

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Ducati Test Team

Ducati

1'24.593

18

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'24.665

19

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'24.673

20

Miller Jack

43

AUS

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'24.852

21

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'24.895

22

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'25.192

Gallery

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Location Information

The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg is located beautifully in the Murtal-region of Styria, Austria. The circuit was originally built in 1969, then known as the Österreichring. In 1996 it was rebuilt with the track-layout it still had when, in 2011, it was reopened as the Red Bull Ring and… read more.

Location Information

The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg is located beautifully in the Murtal-region of Styria, Austria. The circuit was originally built in 1969, then known as the Österreichring. In 1996 it was rebuilt with the track-layout it still had when, in 2011, it was reopened as the Red Bull Ring and… read more.